Washington Naval Treaty

The Washington Naval Treaty was a treaty among the Allied Powers of World War I that was concluded on 6 February 1922, preventing an arms race by limiting naval construction. The treaty was devised by the United States, United Kingdom, France, and other major Allied nations, but Japan denounced the treaty, as it was unfair to them due to their limited industrial capacity in the case of war. On 29 December 1934, Japan terminated the treaty and became the naval power of the Pacific Ocean, and Japan began to rearm in order to fight China and take over the Pacific islands and colonies.